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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Recipe for Caprese Salad with Apricots

My brother Rand is a pretty talented cook, even when he's not spontaneously being a guest blogger on Kalyn's Kitchen. This unique version of Caprese Salad was something that Rand came up with when I was visiting him in Venice Beach in June. It was not only delicious, but adding the apricot slices to the tomatoes makes it more nutritious than the traditional Caprese Salad.

Apricots are one of The World's Healthiest Foods, which makes this recipe perfect for ARF/5-A-Day at Sweetnicks, the food blog event where Cate encourages us to eat more vegetables, fruits, and anti-oxidant rich foods. Check later tonight at Sweetnicks to see some other healthy offerings.

Caprese Salad with Apricots(original recipe by Rand, adjust amounts for the number of servings you need)

Instructions:
Slice tomatoes about 1/2 inch thick and arrange on serving platter. Place a slice of apricot on top of each tomato, cut side up. Put a slice of fresh mozzarella on top of the apricots, with a couple of fresh basil leaves on top of the mozzarella. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar over, season with salt and fresh ground black pepper, and serve.

South Beach Suggestions:
This would be a great salad for phase two or three of the South Beach Diet, but consider the apricots when you plan your meals for the rest of that day. Three apricots have 12 carbs, of which 9 grams is sugar, and are considered a medium food on the glycemic index.

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The Huz is a huge caprese fan, and we hope to have some of our own tomatoes and basil one of these days. When we do, you can be sure we will add some apricot slices (or chunk some in with a mixed caprese) to see if we enjoy it as well as you did. Thanks, Kalyn.

Kalyn, by the way, I wanted to report in that I served this to guests on Monday night...WOW. I already loved caprese salad (could eat it EVERY DAY in the summer), but the addition of the apricots really made a difference. It made everything so much sweeter, but in a subtle way. Wonderful stuff.

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